Blocked funds

Blocked funds

Cash flows generated by a foreign project that cannot be immediately repatriated to the parent firm because of capital flow restrictions imposed by the host government.

Blocked Funds

Money generated by a company's foreign operations that cannot be moved from one country to another because of one or more regulations in the country in which the money was generated. For example, a government may place a limit on the maximum amount that may be moved out of a country over a given period of time. Having an excessive amount in blocked funds may harm a company's cash flow. See also: Political risk.

KOHAT -- The nazims' alliance of union councils of southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has demanded release of blocked funds of the current fiscal year and powers envisaged under the local bodies law.

Without the FMF allocation, the price tag for the eight F-16 fighter aircraft would increase by two-and-a-half times the original cost, after the US Congress blocked funds for Pakistan to purchase F-16 fighter planes and asked to review the price.

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